Tow Law (Durham) weather

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Largely dry today.

Today:

Largely dry with cloudy skies today. However, some breaks in the cloud will give sunny spells at times. A few showers are possible at time across the north of the region. Feeling pleasant in the sunny spells. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Cloud will thicken tonight with outbreaks of light rain moving in. Staying mild under the blanket of cloud with a gentle breeze. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Sunday:

Staying largely cloudy on Sunday with further outbreaks of rain possible at times. The rain will be mostly light, although some heavier bursts are possible in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Turning more unsettled in the outlook with a spell of heavy rain on Monday. Scattered heavy showers and sunny spells will move in through Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures around average.

The first few days of this period are likely to be rather changeable, with many parts of the UK seeing showers or perhaps some longer spells of rain. Thereafter, high pressure becomes increasingly probable over the north and west, with low pressure to the south of the UK. This will lead to further spells of showers and longer spells of rain, but the north may see more in the way of drier conditions. Within this broad pattern, there is potential for Atlantic lows to spread across the UK at times, which would bring more widespread rain and perhaps strong winds. Temperatures are more likely to be above normal than below overall, though the possibility of widespread or exceptional heat is perhaps a little lower than in recent weeks.

As we move into the start of meteorological autumn, signals for the prevailing weather patterns affecting the UK are weak, thus something close to the climatological norm is most likely. This means a broad northwest-southeast split in conditions, with the high becoming centred further to the south than in the latter part of August and with more changeable conditions developing towards the north and northwest. Meanwhile, drier, more settled weather is slightly more likely towards the south and east. Temperatures are again likely to be near to or above average overall. There is a chance that late season hot spells or heatwaves develop, especially in the south.